Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Axon Enterprise Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
The capital structure of the organization underwent a significant transformation between March 2018 and March 2023, characterized by a marked shift from equity-dominated financing to an increased reliance on long-term liabilities. While total liabilities remained relatively stable between 28% and 38% for the majority of the period, a sharp increase occurred in the final two quarters, peaking at 55.52% in December 2022 before settling at 53.36% in March 2023.
- Liability Composition and Trends
- Current liabilities generally fluctuated between 17% and 26% of the total balance sheet. A primary driver within this category is the current portion of deferred revenue, which consistently represented a substantial share, ranging from 10.51% to 18.43%. This suggests a business model with significant prepaid obligations. Long-term liabilities remained stable between 9% and 17% until December 2022, when they spiked to 34.39%. This escalation is directly attributable to the issuance of convertible notes, which appeared in December 2022 at 23.63% and remained high at 22.43% by March 2023.
- Stockholders' Equity Dynamics
- Stockholders' equity experienced a gradual decline from its peak of 71.96% in March 2021 to 46.64% by March 2023. This reduction coincides with the increase in long-term debt. Additional paid-in capital, which once constituted up to 77.22% of the total balance sheet, decreased to approximately 42% by the end of the observed period. Retained earnings also showed a long-term downward trend in relative terms, falling from 39.47% in March 2018 to 10.05% in March 2023.
- Treasury Stock and Other Equity Adjustments
- A notable contraction is observed in the relative impact of treasury stock. In March 2018, treasury stock represented a negative 39.68% of total liabilities and equity; however, this figure steadily improved to negative 5.18% by March 2023. This indicates that as the balance sheet grew, the relative weight of repurchased shares diminished significantly.
- Operational Liabilities
- Accrued liabilities and accounts payable remained relatively low and stable throughout the period. Accrued liabilities typically fluctuated between 3% and 6%, while accounts payable generally remained below 3%, indicating that these short-term operational obligations do not exert significant pressure on the overall capital structure compared to deferred revenue and long-term debt.
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